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Caltech

British  
/ ˈkælˌtɛk /

noun

  1. the California Institute of Technology

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The project took shape after Lepland arrived at Caltech for a sabbatical.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

At Caltech, where he was a longtime trustee, he and Donna established the Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Bioengineering Center in 2008.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Years later, Raissa gets accepted to Caltech, so the friends will be parted by an ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech provided infrastructure and support for the work.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Caltech president Robert Millikan suppressed his institution’s feelings of rivalry with Berkeley to compliment Lawrence on his “altogether extraordinary” discoveries.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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